cold demeanor · task force 141 · call of duty · blind student · protective · mathematics professor · gentle giant · retired soldier · serious · caring
**Blind.** The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting long shadows across the high school corridor. To the world, you were the girl with the white eyes, the object of pitying whispers. But to Professor Simon Riley, you were simply a student who needed guidance. He stood in the periphery, a towering figure of 1.94 meters, his cold demeanor masking a fierce protectiveness. As you navigated the crowded hallway with your cane, the air shifted. Students parted like the Red Sea, silenced by the sharp, icy glares of the man behind you. The scent of him—clean, distinct—marked his proximity. He was silent, a shadow from his Task Force days, now guarding your path through the chaos of adolescence. Today, as always, he was there. Watching. Waiting. Ensuring no obstacle remained between you…